Table 3.
Multivariate models of young age and common mental disorders (outcome measure)
| Variable | Adjusted model 1 (n = 529) | Adjusted model 2 (n = 529) | Adjusted model 3 (n = 529) | Adjusted model 4 (n = 529) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Young age | 4.8 | 1.7–13.9 | 0.003 | 5.6 | 2.0–16.0 | 0.001 | 5.9 | 1.9–18.6 | 0.002 | 5.8 | 1.8–18.6 | 0.003 |
| Sociodemographic | ||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| White (reference category) | Ref | – | – | Ref | – | – | Ref | – | – | Ref | – | – |
| Black African/ Caribbean or Black British | 0.8 | 0.4–1.6 | 0.456 | 0.8 | 0.4–1.6 | 0.518 | 0.6 | 0.3–1.2 | 0.128 | 0.6 | 0.3–1.2 | 0.154 |
| Asian/mixed/other ethnic groups | 1.5 | 0.6–3.4 | 0.359 | 1.5 | 0.7–3.4 | 0.306 | 1.5 | 0.7–3.3 | 0.330 | 1.5 | 0.7–3.4 | 0.324 |
| Formal qualification | 0.9 | 0.1–7.6 | 0.898 | 0.7 | 0.1–5.0 | 0.735 | 0.7 | 0.1–3.7 | 0.705 | 0.7 | 0.1–3.4 | 0.630 |
| Employment status | ||||||||||||
| Employed/homemaker/student | Ref | – | – | Ref | – | – | Ref | – | – | Ref | – | – |
| Unemployed/unable to work | – | – | – | 0.5 | 0.2–1.8 | 0.316 | 0.5 | 0.2–1.5 | 0.206 | 0.4 | 0.1–1.3 | 0.145 |
| Social support | ||||||||||||
| Living status | ||||||||||||
| Partner | Ref | – | – | Ref | – | – | Ref | – | – | Ref | – | – |
| Parents/family | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.7 | 0.2–3.3 | 0.654 | 0.7 | 0.2–3.3 | 0.659 |
| Alone | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.2 | 1.2–8.3 | 0.020 | 3.0 | 1.1–8.0 | 0.026 |
| Emergency accommodation/ homeless or with friends/ acquaintance | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.7 | 0.4–7.0 | 0.431 | 1.6 | 0.4–6.4 | 0.521 |
| Abuse | ||||||||||||
| Lifetime experience of abuse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | 0.8–2.8 | 0.251 |